SOAP based message transport for the jade multiagent platform
András Micsik, Péter Pallinger, Achim Klein · SZTAKI Publication Repository (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) · 2009
The combination of multiagent technology and Web Services has been a challenge since several years, as the flexibility of autonomous software agents is to be enriched with standards based, industrial strength, open and secure Web Service technology. The contribution of this paper is a SOAP-based message transport implementation for the Jade multiagent platform. This message transport is transparent for agents and allows for enacting Web Service specifications on inter-organizational multiagent communication, to facilitate the advantages of both technologies in a single environment. The message transport is evaluated in an industrial setting.